Lisa (Yeardley Smith) is the moral center ofThe Simpsons.
In the end, though, he’s the only one who picks up the phone.
Unfortunately, Homer doesn’t get there in time, and Lisa is utterly humiliated.
Lisa is so impressed by the work ethic that she decides to enroll here, too.
She gets so lonely that she’s willing to listen to Grandpa tell his life story over the phone.
Another stand-out moment is when she sits on her bunk and listens to her mother’s tape recording.
Hence the title, “Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment.”
As always, the audience’s hearts go out to her.
The events she hosts are comically unproductive, but she refuses to be a spokesperson for Laramie cigarettes.
Lisa comes away from the experience with self-assurance and affection for her father in theunforgettableSimpsonsepisodes from the ’90s.
She proves such a lucrative adviser at betting on sports that Sunday soon becomes “Daddy-Daughter Day.”
Homer doesn’t learn his lesson during his apology, but he does afterward.
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Lisa gives him a prediction that will determine whether she forgives him or hates him.
Anyone would have done better than Milhouse, but Lisa turns out to be the best in her league.
She was terrified of the puck at first, but that fear turns into fury.
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With her in the net, Apu’s team makes it to the finals against Bart’s team.
Even the way they pass condiments at the dinner table is aggressive.
“HACK THE BONE!”
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That’s not what she wanted to hear.
In the meantime, Bart is told that he’s supposed to be a cop.
The final scene between brother and sister displays how surprisingly moving and funnyThe Simpsonscan be at the same time.
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Sitting in her father’s lap, she says “I’m just wondering what’s the point?
Would it make any difference at all if I never existed?
How can we sleep at night when there’s so much suffering in the world?”
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The overhead shot of her tearing up her speech beside a statue is one of her most heartrending moments.
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Lisa’s subsequent visit to Jefferson’s statue helps make this one of her funniest episodes as well.
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This Season 3 triumph has it all, and its message about corruption is relevant to this day.
The letter he gives Lisa before he leaves is one of the most iconic images in the show.
The tragedy of having a father who will never be able to understand her is poignantly expressed.
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